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The New America Foundation: New America Weekly- Lara Burt- TANF and Teachers: How Current Policies Are Keeping Single Mothers Down and Out of School

Posted on February 19, 2016 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The New America Foundation: New America Weekly- Lara Burt- TANF and Teachers: How Current Policies Are Keeping Single Mothers Down and Out of School It’s not that TANF or the … Continue reading →

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Woodrow Wilson Center: James Patterson- Freedom is Not Enough: The Moynihan Report

Posted on January 21, 2016 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: Woodrow Wilson Center: James Patterson- Freedom is Not Enough: The Moynihan Report What I take from Freedom is Not Enough from the James Patterson book is that freedom is not … Continue reading →

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Brookings Institution: Center on Children and Families: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture: The Next Stage of Welfare Reform

Posted on September 18, 2015 by

Source: Brookings Institution: Center on Children and Families: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture: The Next Stage of Welfare Reform I agree with Ron Haskins here that when today’s Progressives say that Americans in poverty only live … Continue reading →

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The New Republic: Opinion- Elizabeth Stoker Bruenig- “The Economist Magazine is Wrong About Welfare’s Impact on Family”: Why People on Welfare Should Be Encouraged to Work

Posted on February 10, 2015 by

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus As far as disability insurance, if you are physically and mentally able to working, meaning you don’t suffer from some physical or mental condition that makes it hard if not … Continue reading →

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Slate: Opinion: Matthew Yglesias: Work-Ethic and The Welfare State

Posted on February 6, 2014 by

Slate: Opinion: Matthew Yglesias: Work-Ethic and The Welfare State This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger This is the real debate we should be having when it comes to poverty in America. How to encourage people … Continue reading →

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The New York Times: Opinion- Gregory Mankiew- Help The Working Poor, But Share The Burden

Posted on January 5, 2014 by

The New York Times: Opinion- Gregory Mankiew- Help the Working Poor, But Share The Burden This post was originally posted at The New Democrat Gregory Mankiew seems to be arguing in his New York Times column that the best way … Continue reading →

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Brookings Institution: Opinion: Ron Haskins: Making Work Pay Again This Time For Men: How to Encourage Low-Income Adults to Work

Posted on July 10, 2013 by

Making Work Pay Again—This Time for Men | Brookings Institution. I believe this is pretty simple that if you want people to work especially low-skilled adults. And you rather have them working and have an opportunity to succeed in life … Continue reading →

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